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The Environmental Law Section will present or co-sponsor several important educational events in the coming months. Read more

Did you miss the 2018 Yosemite conference or an important panel presentation because it conflicted with another can’t-miss presentation? You’re in luck. All Yosemite panels are available on the CLA catalog. Download and receive MCLE credit today! Read more

The Section’s March 2019 biennial Energy Conference, “SB 100 and the Race to a Carbon Free Grid in California,” was a tremendous success, focusing on California’s aggressive plans to de-carbonize its electricity sector. If you missed the conference, the individual presentations are now available, with MCLE credit, on the CLA catalog. And if you download the entire conference, we are pleased to offer you a 25% discount. Read more

The California Lawyers Association is offering a complimentary on-demand CLE program for the month of June. It is an October 2018 program entitled “Employee Handbook Basics.” The program, designed for California employers and their employment law counsel, covers recent handbook updates, essential and required policies, and top ten frequent revisions made in reviewing handbooks. The program, which offers one hour of participatory MCLE credit, is available on the CLA website. Read more

A broad array of sponsorships is still available for the upcoming Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite ® in October 2019. Be the first to sponsor new programming at the conference this year, including the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a Women’s Networking Breakfast, and a Young Lawyer’s Mixer. Sponsorships are a great way to increase your firm’s visibility while supporting outstanding legal education programming. Sponsors receive name recognition on the CLA Environmental Law Section website and recognition in conference materials. Read more

The Environmental Law Section is pleased to offer at least 25 tuition scholarships, in addition to five (5) Michael H. Remy Scholarships, which include tuition, transportation, and hotel accommodations, courtesy of Remy Moose Manley LLP. Students, practitioners and other environmental professionals are invited to apply. Scholarships will be awarded based on: (a) financial need; (b) interest in environmental law (for students); (c) environmental law practice (for practitioners and other environmental law professionals); and (d) Environmental Law Section membership and support (for practitioners and other environmental law professionals). Read more

Start planning your trip to Yosemite! The 28th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite ® will take place October 17-20, 2019 at the Tenaya Lodge in Fish Camp, California, minutes from Yosemite National Park. Our program this year will feature hot topics in environmental law, from the findings of the Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery to new regulations on PFAS, the 50th anniversary of NEPA, and land use regulation and the housing crisis, including a presentation by Senator Scott Wiener. We hope to see you there! Read more

One of the most contentious issues in this year’s Sacramento legislative session is the debate over several bills which would define who is designated an employee under California laws. Read more

This month we are highlighting the Membership Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA). This subcommittee attempts to recruit new members throughout the year to add to our around 3,000 members. The Chair of this subcommittee is Hon. William Carero. Read more

Members of the CLA Workers’ Compensation Committee have access to Publications, Online and Self-study CLE. Read more